... stop due to side effects currently im on 40 mgs of prozac and while no side effects its just not working all...

... until i was at 60 so im beginning to think that with prozac i will just require a higher dose...

... until i was at 60 so im beginning to think that with prozac i will just require a higher dose
I think you are ... on to something. 60 mg Paxil ~ 80 mg Prozac . Aren't you currently at 40? Oh, yeah, you wondered...

... I use to take 60mgs of paxil and then switched to prozac due to side effects while the prozac is OK so far ... just feel like im getting derpessed now its like the prozac was working better in the beginnning i upped my dose ... helpless and miserable i dont understand. WHAT dose on prozac did u find it helped you most? :)...

...
I'm no professional and just guessing here, but Prozac 's top dose is 80mg (published) and you were at the ... be overworking your current dose. And/or, it's the Prozac initial dose helped and is just that--initial. But...

... Paxil (generic) and it works fine. I started out w/ Prozac and couldn't take the side effects (although it worked ... side effects, at least for me. It's not a strong as Prozac but it works for me. Hope that sounds successful to...

... longer, i have only had it for 4 days.... I took prozac while going thru chemo and for about about 10 months...

... J,
Taking Prozac again, because it did work for you in the past, should ... antidepressant will work on the brain, plus especially Prozac is loooooong lasting so you won't be doing the roller...

... effects, etc..... I am still going to stay with the prozac and the klonopin for now.... tomorrow I am to stop...

... effects, etc..... I am still going to stay with the prozac and the klonopin for now.... tomorrow I am to stop ... withdrawal, while still being on a medication. The prozac is probably not helping the anxiety issue either....

... top-rated ones for ttc/pg/bf are Zoloft and Paxil. Prozac is fine for pregnancy, okay if it's the only med that...

... I know for sure that Zoloft and Prozac are both safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding. ... I've breastfed my daughter while taking both prozac and zoloft (at seperate times) and I know many mothers...

... top-rated ones for ttc/pg/bf are Zoloft and Paxil. Prozac is fine for pregnancy, okay if it's the only med that...

... pregnancy for bipolar disorder. I've also heard that Prozac is very safe if you have regular depression. The best...

... my Dr. wants to start me on Lexapro, i have been on prozac before and hated the side effects. It seems that lexapro...

... ve got plenty of experince with it.
I was put on Prozac first and after about 2 years it stopped working ... more to offer another child!!!!! I've "read" that prozac is easier to go off of because it has a longer half ... switch to it, then slowly wean yourself off of the prozac with less withdraw. Hope I've helped a little!!!...

... weaned me off slowly and finished with a once a week Prozac pill and that worked beautifullly. But now I am afraid...

... stopping cold turkey and then he finished me off with one Prozac weekly and that all the difference in the world....

... stopping cold turkey and then he finished me off with one Prozac weekly and that all the difference in the world.
...
My doctor tried the one regular Prozac on me too. Just didn't think it worked on me though...

... meds at one time or the other: Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Prozac , Wellbutrin, Zyprexa, Cymbalta, and for the past 10 ... or so months I have been taking Prozac and a mood stabilizer called Lamictal. It has worked...

... wellbutrin350xl and klonopin 2 mg a day. I was on 40mg prozac for about a year and zoloft max dose the previos 6 ... weight gain.
I am currently trying to get off of the prozac because I feel depressed for taking all of the meds ... dizziness, rage, sadness, stomach and back pain. I thought prozac was easy to come off of because of the half life being...

... have been to counseling etc........I am coming off of prozac basically cold. I went on vacation for 2 weeks in ... and went to my GP......told him i wanted off of the prozac . I still take wellbutrin and klonopin. Supposed to...

... For years before that I'd been also taking 80 mg Prozac (which completely relieved my OCD symptoms), but my ... psychiatrist decided that the Wellbutrin ADDED to the Prozac might work well together in helping those remaining...

... I came here today because I've quit taking prozac cold turkey w/drs blessing and wanted to compare notes ... preg wt. when she was 4 weeks old. I had gone on prozac immediatly after her birth "just in case I got depressed ... " so at the 4 week mark just when the prozac was kicking in good, I started binging on anything ... day, feed the baby and binge. I am POSITIVE that prozac has done this to me. I'm not depressed, but my life ... gut. That got my attention and got me to stop the prozac . It can be a wonderful drug when clearly needed,...

... 5 years 60mg (HIghest dose) and now i switched to prozac last day i took paxil was saturday and first day of ...prozac was sunday i started at 10mgs and quickly moved up ... to 20mgs so far the prozac stopped the HORRIBLE head zaps and dizzyness electric ... again i dont get whats happening?? could this be a prozac side effect? my shrink wants me to stay on prozac...

... did lexapro work for u ? i just want this stupid prozac to work...

... Hi There, Just a thought.... maybe it is the Prozac making you cry. My father in law had never taken an ... crying) after his wife died so the Doc put him on the Prozac . Well, he started crying all the time. His crying ... didnt get much better until he went off the Prozac . I just dont think the Prozac was the right med for...

... Every darn day ugh i hate this dont you?i hope the prozac works for you im taking paxil not as much as you were...

... Hey, that happened to me when I first started taking Prozac . It seems like the dreams lasted maybe a year or ... two, and were also related to stress. I was on Prozac for years, but the dreams did go away. I wouldn't ... sleep... I needed a lot of extra sleep when I was on Prozac ....

... OK today is my first day off paxil and on prozac so far i dont feel a differance but what im curious ... paxil worked good for me i have a very good chance on prozac being equallly effective? he also said that 6 or 7...

... Paxil & Prozac are in the same family of drugs - SSRI's (selective...

... Hello
I also keep reading on the net that prozac is effective for 9 months what on earth is with this ... zoloft are often effective for years and years i guesss prozac isnt? so confusing! :) :)...

...prozac comes in 10mg,20mg,40mg and 90mg pills as far as the...

... generic form now (wayyyy cheaper) so I would think Prozac would too. A lot of SSRI's should have generics available ... by now. Prozac can last longer than 9 months - it lasted much longer...

... There is a generic Prozac (Fluoxetine) for the last year or so and comes in ... a year and that was a disaster. I've always called Prozac a miracle drug....

... told me that most people dont always feel hungry on prozac oh yeah and i get constipation a lot as well on it...

... zyprexa is a weight gainner also..
I hear that prozac is a good medicine, less side effects, weight loss ... they lose weight on it. I think im going to be put on prozac by my doc when he gets my meds in order
God bless...

... Honestly I do not know whether you will gain weight on Prozac or not. I just would not risk switching to another...

... cause some weight gain. I know someone who does take Prozac and they are physically active...and no probs with...

...Prozac was the first antidepresant I was on and Like someone ... it is great to have something that works. I was on prozac for 7 years and it worked great but after 7 years...

... any visual or auditory experiences as the result of Prozac withdrawl. If this type of thing continues, you may...

... How did you go about weaning yourself off prozac ? I can't get below 10mg/day without these auditory...

... Are these common side effects of prozac withrawal? It gets so that colours are really dull ... experienced or heard of this?
Ive been on and off Prozac a few times and never experienced any withdrawl symptoms ... looking into things people say may have to do with the Prozac . Its sounds a little like it might be related to OCD ... issues with obsessive/compulsive disorder? If so, Prozac helps with this, so if youre lowering your dose, it ... much. So, it a way, it has to do with getting off the Prozac , but its not withdrawl so much as it is just not having ... a high enough dose.
Why are you stopping the Prozac ? Just curious? Hope this helps....

... a problem about it.
Anyway, I got put on SSRIs ( Prozac at that time) and anxiety medication (Buspar) and ... they really did help tremedously. I've taken the Prozac almost continuously since then. I've switched around...

... the lexapro.what is lexapro please, i have
taken prozac and seroxat but they did not make
any difference...

... QUOTE=ian k]what is lexapro please, i have
taken prozac and seroxat but they did not make
any difference ... recluse.
Lexapro is a serotonin uptaker, is in the prozac family, I used to take celexa before I couldn't afford...

... I took Prozac for about 5 years and as it is one of the more "stimulating ...
I am now on Cymbalta (Duloxetine, a "cousin" of Prozac ) and it seems to be the same way.
Good luck - I...

... level gets too high.
I have taken Elavil, Paxil, Prozac , Zoloft, and Wellbutrin with good results. The Elavil ... t take it early enough in the evening. The Paxil, Prozac , and Zoloft worked well for the general depression...

... take an anti depressant. I tried a generic form of prozac , and on about day 4 I felt that I was losing my mind...

... time of the day i took it, but everyone is different. prozac and zoloft were more stimulating.
at night i never...

... got this memory in my head. When I first went on Prozac , years ago (it didn't "take"), one of my friends confided ... that her roommate took Prozac . Someone else in the conversation said, "Well, hide...

... Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor, Wellbutrin...and now I'm on Prozac 20mg. I've been on it now 2 months and I absolutely ... LOVE it. Prozac has changed my life for the better and am now ME again...

... I took Prozac after many trials of other Anti-Depressants: Zoloft ... , Trazadone, Pamelore, Effexor.
Prozac is the only one that really worked for me and finally ... a drug called "Cymbalta (Duloxetine), a cousin of Prozac (Fluoxetine).
I would say to give the Prozac a...

... My friends mother took prozac and it helped her quite a bit. She had severe depression ... s that are so bad they outweigh the good effects, prozac is pretty safe....

... does prozac cause weight gain? I am seriously considering it...

... i've been on prozac (fluoxitine accually) for over a year now. and i...

... Hellloo!
prozac REALLY helped with my depression
before i was really...

... :) Yes!!! I took Prozac when it was first approved by the FDA back in the ... other antidepressants and they worked to a degree, but prozac had a dramatic effect on me - after a week or two ... life, and didn't know what it felt like until I took Prozac . Suddenly I felt like ME, instead of a bag of symptoms ... Paxil, other SSRI's, because I had side effects from Prozac - appetite loss (which led to weight loss, not that ... of people that reacts negatively to something, but Prozac is a popular drug for a reason - it has improved a...

... medical conditions. Be sure that the doctor giving you Prozac knows about the other meds because Prozac highly inhibits...

... I'm on Prozac and it's helped a lot. I used to have no motivation ... person. I know I am a better wife and mother now. Prozac can cause weight changes. It's actually used in treating...

... HI everybody! I have been on Prozac for over 10 years and started it with great results ... now I feel like I've sort of lost myself....I think Prozac is safe, my suggestion is to work with a great doctor...

... HI everybody! I have been on Prozac for over 10 years and started it with great results ... change over time, for whatever reason (he mentioned Prozac specifically - so your post caught my eye). So if...

... side effects or any other bad side effects?
Does prozac help anxiety? I am about to give up my anxiety is...

... side effects or any other bad side effects?
Does prozac help anxiety? I am about to give up my anxiety is ... so bad.
prozac has made me more sexually active which is so cool...

... side effects or any other bad side effects?
Does prozac help anxiety? I am about to give up my anxiety is ... few months, until I felt stable, and then started on Prozac & all that other stuff. It sounds like you need something...

... puts me on it or if I win out and maybe go back to prozac , which agreed with me several years ago. Good luck...

... Anyone else having this effect? I am on 30 mg 2x/day. Prozac is my "base" ad, took it on and off for several years ... tired. Lexapro did nothing, and wellbutrin along with prozac didn't seem to help any. The WORST one was Zyprexa...

... B12 and Folic together> help some people as good as prozac does. DHEA St. John's Wort and Ginseng...

... doctors for 10 years now who keep wanting her to take Prozac or Paxil, etc. Why? At first it was because her husband ... by saying she'd "be sorry" if she didn't take the Prozac !
Then later a Paxil recommendation because she...